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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3128

Historical Documents
Egypt
1940 (c.) photograph of dignitaries standing at the foot of the sphinx with Ahmed Mohamed Hassanein (first Chamberlain to King Faud), Princess Faiza (?) and Sultan Mohammed V. Photo

Princess Faiza (1923-94)
She was the third child of King Fouad and Nazli Sabri and sister of King Farouk, Princess Fawzia, Princess Faika and Princess Fathia.


Ahmed Mohamed Hassanein (1889-1946).
He was an Oxford-educated Egyptian courtier, diplomat, Olympic athlete in fencing, photographer, writer, politician, explorer and tutor to King Farouk.

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Estimate
£350 to £400